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Virgilio Dávila Cabrera (January 28, 1869 – August 22, 1943), was a Puerto Rican poet from the modern literary era, educator, politician and businessman. Early years [ edit ]
Fiestas patronales de Ponce is an annual cultural celebration held at Plaza Las Delicias in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The celebration, which commonly lasts three days, takes place in late December. The celebration, which commonly lasts three days, takes place in late December.
The Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge is a habitat for a number of native bird species, including the endangered yellow-shouldered blackbird, also known as mariquita de Puerto Rico or capitán. The Boqueron State Forest is one of seven state forests managed by the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. [17]
In its beginnings the paper was printed by a third party, but starting on 2 February 1993, the paper started publishing at Juno Printing, a wholly owned subsidiary of La Perla del Sur. The paper was known as "El periódico de Ponce y la región Sur de Puerto Rico." (The Newspaper and Southern region of Puerto Rico).
Isla Culebra (Spanish pronunciation: [kuˈleβɾa], Snake Island) is an island, town and municipality of Puerto Rico and geographically part of the Spanish Virgin Islands.It is located approximately 17 miles (27 km) east of the Puerto Rican mainland, 12 miles (19 km) west of St. Thomas and 9 miles (14 km) north of Vieques.
Vieques is part of a group of islands sometimes known as the Spanish Virgin Islands; Puerto Rico, as a whole, is located just west of the U.S. Virgin Islands. Vieques is part of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and retains its strong Spanish influence after 400 years of Spanish colonial presence in the island.
Aguada (/ ə ˈ ɡ w ɑː d ə /; Spanish:, locally), originally San Francisco de Asís de la Aguada, is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico, located in the northwestern coastal valley region bordering the Atlantic Ocean, east of Rincón, south of Aguadilla, west of Moca; and north of Añasco and Mayagüez.
Puerto Rico celebrates all official U.S. holidays, [1] and other official holidays established by the Commonwealth government. Additionally, many municipalities celebrate their own Patron Saint Festivals (fiestas patronales in Spanish), as well as festivals honoring cultural icons like bomba y plena, danza, salsa, hamacas (hammocks), and popular crops such as plantains and coffee.